diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index d0a5acb4f..5803344c5 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -751,14 +751,16 @@
 
 	 			$omode = $_GET["omode"];
 	 
-	 			if (!$omode) $omode = "tfl";
+	 			if (!$omode) $omode = "tflc";
 	 
 	 			if (strchr($omode, "l")) getLabelCounters($link);
 	 			if (strchr($omode, "f")) getFeedCounters($link);
 	 			if (strchr($omode, "t")) getTagCounters($link);
-	 			if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_CATS')) {
-	 				getCategoryCounters($link);
-	 			}
+	 			if (strchr($omode, "c")) {			
+		 			if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_CATS')) {
+		 				getCategoryCounters($link);
+		 			}
+				}
 			}
 
  			getGlobalCounters($link, $global_unread);
diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index 8bb3a16b2..8495be512 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function init() {
 	try {
 		hideOrShowFeeds(document, getCookie("ttrss_vf_hreadf") == 1);
 		document.onkeydown = hotkey_handler;
-		parent.setTimeout("timeout()", 1000);
+		parent.setTimeout("timeout()", 0);
 	} catch (e) {
 		exception_error("feedlist/init", e);
 	}
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index cfebd101b..0fbced1b9 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var active_title_text = "";
 var current_subtitle = "";
 var daemon_enabled = false;
 var _qfd_deleted_feed = 0;
+var firsttime_update = true;
 
 /*@cc_on @*/
 /*@if (@_jscript_version >= 5)
@@ -184,15 +185,21 @@ function scheduleFeedUpdate(force) {
 
 	var omode;
 
-	if (display_tags) {
-		omode = "t";
+	if (firsttime_update) {
+		firsttime_update = false;
+		omode = "T";
 	} else {
-		omode = "fl";
+		if (display_tags) {
+			omode = "t";
+		} else {
+			omode = "flc";
+		}
 	}
-
+	
 	query_str = query_str + "&omode=" + omode;
 	query_str = query_str + "&uctr=" + global_unread;
 
+
 	if (xmlhttp_ready(xmlhttp)) {
 		xmlhttp.open("GET", query_str, true);
 		xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=refetch_callback;